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For the Ocean
Canada prohibits industrial activities, including oil and gas and...
Today, the government of Canada announced that it has adopted strong standards for marine protected areas (MPAs), including the prohibition of oil and gas development and bottom trawling.
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For the Ocean
Small Fish, Big Opportunity: New Quota Decision May Help...
Food webs and fishers' livelihoods depend on a healthy Atlantic mackerel stock.
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For the Ocean
Proposed Federal Strategy Won’t Help Rebuild Northern Cod...
We are in a different era, a low production era for codfish, when recruitment, growth and biomass levels are not likely to return to pre-1990 levels in the foreseeable future.
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Marine protected area process undermined by oil and gas activity,...
A federally appointed panel to provide advice on protection standards completed its work in October 2018 and recommended that Canada abide by international guidelines to ensure that no industrial activity, including oil and gas activity, should be allowed in protected areas.
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For the Ocean
New Arctic Marine Atlas Surveys a Spectacular Region at Risk
The atlas provides a comprehensive overview of how humans and the species they depend on are faring in this changing environment. It compiles complex scientific information into an accessible volume that can be read in English, French or Inuktitut.
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Protected Areas
People of the Ice Bridge: The Future of the Pikialasorsuaq
The Pikialasorsuaq Commission issued this report in 2017 with major recommendations for the conservation and management of the polynya.
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Healthy Waters
The Integrated Arctic Corridors Framework
Planning for Responsible Shipping in Canada’s Arctic Waters
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